O'Dea High School is a Catholic all boys high school founded in 1923 and is located in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. The school is named after Edward John O'Dea who was bishop of Seattle when the school was built. O'Dea is a part of the Archdiocese of Seattle.
Of its 480 students in four grades in 2022, 56% were Catholics, 53% were Caucasian, 16% were African American, and 19% were multi-racial. There are 36 instructors and the student-teacher ratio is 14 to 1. The tuition at O'Dea High School for the 2023–2024 school year was $19,555; the school provides over $2 million in financial aid every year.
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Clubs
O'Dea High School has many school clubs, each supported and sponsored by the school by a yearly club fair and funds from the school's treasury. A list of some O'Dea Clubs:
Black Students United For Excellence (BSUE)
Latino Heritage Club
O'Dea 100 Club
Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Club
National Honor Society - O'Dea Chapter
Junior State of America - O'Dea Chapter
Knowledge Bowl Club
Service Club
Chess Club
Student Ambassadors
Rhythm & Poetry
Student Advisors for Equity
eSports
Digital Media Club (DMC)
Technology Ambassadors
O’Dea Design Club
Investment Club
Athletics
O'Dea High School has had many notable alumni go on to great success in College and Professional athletics. A list of currently offered sports by season:
Fall: Cross Country, Football, Golf
Winter: Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling
Spring: Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Tennis, Track
Notable alumni
Patrick Henry Brady, Major General, U.S. Army (retired), Vietnam Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross recipient.
Chris Banchero, current professional basketball player
Paolo Banchero, NCAA basketball player for Duke and first overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft, currently playing for the Orlando Magic
Gordon Bowker, co-founder of Starbucks and Redhook Brewery
Kevin Burleson, NBA player
Nate Burleson, NFL wide receiver
Fred Couples, professional golfer
Demetrius DuBose, former NFL player
Myles Gaskin, American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks
Allen Greene, director of athletics at the University of Pittsburgh and former baseball player for Notre Dame and the New York Yankees
Charles Greene, U.S. Olympic gold medalist
Vinnie Hacker, influencer and model
Eddie Henderson, retired soccer player (Wichita Wings MISL team & US National Team Youth player); Washington Director of Youth Coaching for the ISC Gunners program
Mitch Johnson, former professional basketball player and current head coach of the San Antonio Spurs
Jamie Malonzo, current professional basketball player in the PBA
Controversies
In 2012, the principal of O'Dea at the time, Brother Walczak was accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1970s. Walczak denied the allegations but resigned as principal.